Margaret
@marg-d.bsky.social
Cats, books, politics
Ballarat, Wadda Wurrung land, Australia
Ballarat, Wadda Wurrung land, Australia
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Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
Follow all today’s news live
Welcome to the Guardian’s Sunday live blog.
We’ll continue to bring you the latest on the extreme weather around the country, with Victoria residents given fresh orders to leave immediately as bushfires burn across the state, tropical cyclone Koji bearing down on north Queensland, and severe heatwaves lingering across parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Canberra and New South Wales. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
January 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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If you aren't at imminent risk, please stay off the Vic Emergency app and website today.
Tune into ABC radio or third party sources so that people who desperately need the emergency info have reliable access.
Tune into ABC radio or third party sources so that people who desperately need the emergency info have reliable access.
The VicEmergency website has been overloaded, causing intermittent outages. Use radio for official emergency updates www.abc.net.au/emergency/ho... #VicFires
How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency - ABC Emergency
Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If you aren't at imminent risk, please stay off the Vic Emergency app and website today.
Tune into ABC radio or third party sources so that people who desperately need the emergency info have reliable access.
Tune into ABC radio or third party sources so that people who desperately need the emergency info have reliable access.
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Vilket datum kommer historieböckerna säga att ww3 startade? Om det ens finns historieböcker efteråt.
USA har bordat oljetanker i Atlanten
USA har bordat en oljetanker i Nordatlanten. Detta efter att fartyget i två veckor försökt undvika USA:s blockad vid Venezuela. Oljetankern uppges ha kopplingar
www.aftonbladet.se
January 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Vilket datum kommer historieböckerna säga att ww3 startade? Om det ens finns historieböcker efteråt.
Top of 42 forecast for Melbourne tomorrow. Only 38 for us in Ballarat
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Top of 42 forecast for Melbourne tomorrow. Only 38 for us in Ballarat
Given up on the Nobel this year Trump?
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Given up on the Nobel this year Trump?
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well #Albo and #PennyWong and #RichardMarles where does #AUKUS fit in this lunatic assault on #Venezeula by a clearly rogue USA?
January 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
well #Albo and #PennyWong and #RichardMarles where does #AUKUS fit in this lunatic assault on #Venezeula by a clearly rogue USA?
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apparently we have given automatic weapons to NSW Police for doing the job of frightening small children.
Uh, why are these mfers *masked*?
(Pic from linked story)
(Pic from linked story)
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
apparently we have given automatic weapons to NSW Police for doing the job of frightening small children.
Happy New Year, everyone (almost everyone). I plan to drink too much and listen to loud Buffy Sainte Marie. If the neighbours don't like it - too bad, they should
December 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Happy New Year, everyone (almost everyone). I plan to drink too much and listen to loud Buffy Sainte Marie. If the neighbours don't like it - too bad, they should
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Vilket land är evigt? Jämtland.
December 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Vilket land är evigt? Jämtland.
Merry Christmas to all who observe. Hope there are no bushfires, cyclones or floods. Or excessive snow, if you're in that top bit
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Merry Christmas to all who observe. Hope there are no bushfires, cyclones or floods. Or excessive snow, if you're in that top bit
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My thoughts on Sussan Ley’s erratic outburst today. Ian
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
My thoughts on Sussan Ley’s erratic outburst today. Ian
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Opposing genocide is not “vitriol”.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Opposing genocide is not “vitriol”.
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If you have a moment I’d be very grateful if you read this.
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you have a moment I’d be very grateful if you read this.
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A Christmas message from the First Dog on the Moon Institute | First Dog on the Moon
A Christmas message from the First Dog on the Moon Institute | First Dog on the Moon
Yes things are certainly grim all over but let us take a moment
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www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A Christmas message from the First Dog on the Moon Institute | First Dog on the Moon
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When suffering is minimised, ignored or treated as unspeakable, as it has by many, it does not reduce hatred, it deepens it. Some courageous Jewish leaders have spoken out but what would do more, far more, to isolate antisemitism, would be a demonstration by Jewish Aussies saying: Not in our name!
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
When suffering is minimised, ignored or treated as unspeakable, as it has by many, it does not reduce hatred, it deepens it. Some courageous Jewish leaders have spoken out but what would do more, far more, to isolate antisemitism, would be a demonstration by Jewish Aussies saying: Not in our name!
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What would have done more, much more than anything else to combat antisemitism would have been a rally organised by the Australian Jewish community against the catastrophic civilian suffering in Gaza, including the deaths and maiming of thousands of innocent children. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
PM says national unity is his job, as Jewish critics say he has been slow to act
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal delivered her report on combatting antisemitism six months ago, and the opposition is seizing on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s delay in following her advice.
www.smh.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
What would have done more, much more than anything else to combat antisemitism would have been a rally organised by the Australian Jewish community against the catastrophic civilian suffering in Gaza, including the deaths and maiming of thousands of innocent children. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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thank goodness Albo solved the social media problem by banning the kids.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pakistani man living in Australia describes ‘nightmare’ of being labelled as Bondi attacker
Naveed Akram, a 30-year-old from New South Wales, was misidentified online as alleged attacker of the same name as misinformation spreads
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
thank goodness Albo solved the social media problem by banning the kids.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Cognitive dissonance (noun): see Linda Reynolds.
December 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Cognitive dissonance (noun): see Linda Reynolds.
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Alt text: sign that reads “Free Nobel Peace Prize With An Order Of Shrimp Tacos” 😂
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Alt text: sign that reads “Free Nobel Peace Prize With An Order Of Shrimp Tacos” 😂
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Fresh from outsourcing our foreign detention centres, now we are outsourcing our soft diplomacy… DFAT is rattling the can and has asked Westpac to ‘do us a favour’ and sponsor PNG’s new rugby league team…but do we really want our Govt to ‘owe’ our big banks?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Neoliberalism has won: Australia is privatising its foreign policy
Who would have thought it possible? The Government is reportedly going cap-in-hand to the corporate sector to fund its most recent foray into “soft diplomacy” – the PNG Chiefs NRL team.
thepoint.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Fresh from outsourcing our foreign detention centres, now we are outsourcing our soft diplomacy… DFAT is rattling the can and has asked Westpac to ‘do us a favour’ and sponsor PNG’s new rugby league team…but do we really want our Govt to ‘owe’ our big banks?
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Australian companies like Westpac and Woolworths exaggerating how much they give to charity…who’d have thought! Great work @browne90.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
Overstated generosity of Australia’s biggest companies exposed in new report
A new report into 20 of the country’s biggest corporations has found examples of them overstating how generous their reported contributions to the community were.
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Australian companies like Westpac and Woolworths exaggerating how much they give to charity…who’d have thought! Great work @browne90.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
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Some Big Rainfall Totals Around The #Darwin Area From #Cyclone #Fina 💦📏 Middle Point Had 428.8mm, Charles Point 258.4mm, Noonamah 200.0mm, Batchelor 175.5mm, Darwin Airport 164.2mm, East Point 157.4mm, Dum In Mirrie 155.2mm And Point Stuart 138.2mm 🌀 #CycloneFina #TCFina
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Some Big Rainfall Totals Around The #Darwin Area From #Cyclone #Fina 💦📏 Middle Point Had 428.8mm, Charles Point 258.4mm, Noonamah 200.0mm, Batchelor 175.5mm, Darwin Airport 164.2mm, East Point 157.4mm, Dum In Mirrie 155.2mm And Point Stuart 138.2mm 🌀 #CycloneFina #TCFina
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A few minutes after 9pm. Here it comes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A few minutes after 9pm. Here it comes.